to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
and; thereupon; because of that
freedom; free man; free woman
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to have a talk; to tell a story
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
don't you think?; indicates question
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
alone; by oneself; on one's own
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
contract; compact; agreement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
suffix for familiar person
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness